Pressed as to whether that meant he was staying at Marussia next season, he said: “Yeah, right.”

However, Glock did admit that if another team gave him a call he would answer but that’s because “I always run to the phone when someone calls me, no matter who it is.”

But while another season of lapping at the back of the field awaits the German it could have been a lot different after he was linked to a move to Renault, now Lotus, before signing with Marussia, known back then as Virgin Racing.

The German, though, is adamant he has no regrets about his decision.

“When I make my decisions I know why I made them and there for me there’s no whining or thoughts of ‘could, would, if.'”